New Mexico § 7-1-32 - Contents of warrant of levy
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 7-1-32 — Contents of warrant of levy, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-1-32. Contents of warrant of levy
A warrant of levy shall: A. bear on its face a statement of the authority for its service and compelling compliance
with its terms, shall be attested by the secretary by electronic signature, if necessary,
unless the warrant is served in electronic format upon a financial institution pursuant
to the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act and shall bear the seal of the department; B. identify the taxpayer whose liability for taxes is sought to be enforced, the amount
thereof and the date or approximate date on which the tax became due; C. order the person on whom it is served to reveal the amount of property or rights
to property in the person's possession that belong to the taxpayer and the extent
of the person's interest therein and to reveal the amount and kind of property or
rights to property of the taxpayer that are, to the best of the person's knowledge,
in the possession of others; D. order the person on whom it is served to surrender the property forthwith but may
allow the person to agree in writing to surrender the property or the proceeds therefrom
on a certain date in the future when the taxpayer's right to it would otherwise mature; E. order the employer of the taxpayer to surrender wages or salary of the taxpayer
in excess of the amount exempt under Section 7-1-36 NMSA 1978 owed by the employer to the taxpayer at the time of service of the levy and that
may become owed by the employer to the taxpayer subsequent to the service of the levy
until the full amount of the liability stated on the levy is satisfied or until notified
by the secretary or the secretary's delegate; F. state on its face the penalties for willful failure by any person upon whom it
is served to comply with its terms; and G. state that the state of New Mexico claims a lien for the entire amount of tax asserted
to be due, including applicable interest and penalties.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-1-32 ("Contents of warrant of levy") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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